Awards and Grants

Vice-Chancellor Award 2020

Professor Dr. Md. Haider Ali Biswas received the "Vice-Chancellor Award 2020" awarded by Khulna University, Bangladesh for his outstanding contributions to education and research in 2020.

Outstanding Researcher Award 2022

Professor Dr. Md. Haider Ali Biswas received the "Outstanding Researcher Award 2022" awarded by IEOM Society International in recognition and appreciation of outstanding research and publications in applied mathematics and service to IEOM profession.


a. Grants for Academic Excellence

1. University Grants Commission (UGC) Scholarships (Prime Minister Gold Medal) offered by the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh for academic excellence in B Sc (Honors) final Examination in 1993.

2. Vikkhu Shilachar Shashtri Stipend (Gold Medal) offered by the Vikkhu Shilachar Shashtri Foundation, Chittagong Bangladesh for obtaining highest marks in M Sc final Examination in 1994 within the whole University.

3. University Merit Scholarships offered by the University of Chittagong, Bangladesh for obtaining first class first both in the B Sc (Honors) and M Sc final examinations in 1993 and 1994.

b. Research Grants

4. M Phil Research Fellowship from the University Grants Commissions (UGC) of Bangladesh since 2006 to 2007.

5. Ph D Research Grant from the faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal since June, 2009 to December, 2009.

6. Doctoral Research Grant from the Foundation for Science and the Technology (FCT), Portugal since January, 2010-2013.

c. Travel Grants

7. Summer Graduate Program Grant for participating the 2011 Joint MBI-NIMBioS-CAMBAM Summer Graduate Workshop on Mathematical Ecology and Evolution at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University, USA on July 25 to August 5, 2011.

8. SADCO Grant for attending the Summer School on Optimal Control and Optimization at Imperial College London, London, UK on 5—9 September, 2011.

9. EECI-GSC Grant for participating the Graduate School on Control organized by the European Embedded Control Institute (EECI) and hosted by Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey on 23—27 April, 2012.

10. SADCO Grant for attending the SADCO Internal Research Review: Workshop and Invited Talks by leading experts on Optimal Control at the Pestana Carlton Hotel, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal on 24—25 January, 2013.

11. FEUP Travel Grant for attending to the 11th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM 2013) held at Rodos Palace Hotel, Rhodes, Greece on September 21—27, 2013.

12. MBI Young Researcher Grant for participating the 2014 MBI Workshop for Young Researchers in Mathematical Biology held at the Mathematical Biosciences Institute, The Ohio State University, Ohio, Columbus, USA on 25—28 August, 2014.